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Nick Tomalin snd Simon Whiteside host a variety of podcasts about jazz .From the short vignettes of two pianist, five minutes, one podcast through to the Two pianist, Five Podcasts, One subject and in depth look at the life work and piano stylings of single pianists. So far Sonny Clark and Kenny Drew have been covered.
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2-5m-1-S1E49-George Wallington
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Simon Whiteside and Nicholas Tomalin
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Season 49
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Episode 50
Another episode in our " Under the Radar Pianists" series.
George Wallington wrote a tune that was made well known by Gerry Mulligan's
arrangement on Birth of the Cool and established himself as one of the best bebop pianists of his generation.
He was prolific as a sideman in the 1950s but in 1960 dropped out of music
to pursue something far cooler. Listen to find out more!